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Don"t Bother Wearing Seatbelts (An Elephant 6 Recording Company Podcast)

Mathew Bell, Rudy Fischmann, Patrick Tape Fleming

Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts is the podcast that dives headfirst into the swirling, kaleidoscopic universe of the Elephant 6 Recording Company, the loose collective of musicians whose experimental pop and psychedelic sounds reshaped indie music in the 1990s and beyond.

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DBWS 2.9 “Are You Sleepy?” with The Gerbils

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2025/12/27

DBWS 2.9 “Are You Sleepy?” with The GerbilsWhile not as prominent as some other bands, the Elephant 6 Movement owes a great deal of its foundation in Rustin, Louisiana to an astoundingly great band called The Gerbils. Try not to smile, laugh, cry, and just tap your toes to the music and words of this charmingly naive band that greatly exceeds their limitations. Plus this episode from our first season, re-edited with more music, is both entertaining and full of insider information regarding the

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DBWS 2.8 “The Apples in Stereo” with author Josh Bloom

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2025/12/11

DBWS 2.8 “The Apples in Stereo” with author Josh BloomIn this episode, Mathew and Patrick are speaking with author Josh Bloom about his long time friendship and working relationship with Robert Schneider and other members of The Apples in Stereo. He’s written a pretty detailed insider’s look at the band and it’s coming out just in time for the holidays! You can pre-order or purchase a copy of the book here (to be released Decenber 9, 2025): https://linktr.ee/theapplesbook Follow the full myriad

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DBWS 2.7 “Don’t Swim Too Close” with Benjamin Crum of...

Don"t Bother Wearing Seatbelts (An Elephant 6... ·

2025/11/28

DBWS 2.7 “Don’t Swim Too Close” with Benjamin Crum of Great LakesThis episode marks the second appearance of Benjamin Crum on the show and we’re discussing the new Great Lakes album “Don’t Swim Too Close” on Happy Happy Birthday to Me Records.You can purchase a copy of “Don’t Swim Too Close” on vinyl or digital download here:https://greatlakesbencrum.bandcamp.com/album/dont-swim-too-closeYou can find Bored Music Geek Radio and its wide array of programming

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DBWS 2.6 “Explanation II” with Will Cullen Hart

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2025/11/20

DBWS 2.6 “Explanation II” with Will Cullen HartThis episode is a re-packaging of a season one episode that originally appeared behind the Discograffiti paywall on Patreon. One year ago, on November 23rd, hosts Rudy Fischmann and Mathew Bell were joined for the first time by new co-host Patrick Tape Fleming for what none of us knew would become one of the most meaningful conversations in the history of “Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts”. That day, Will Cullen Hart—pop visionary, experimental

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Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts episode 2-5: Black...

Don"t Bother Wearing Seatbelts (An Elephant 6... ·

2025/11/13

Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts episode 2-5: Black Foliage by Olivia Tremor Control with John Kiran Fernandes”This episode is a free re-broadcast of our very first episode which appeared behind a paywall as part of the Discograffiti music podcast's Patreon account. Special thanks goes out to Dave Gebroe for being cool with us re-releasing these episodes so we can share these really compelling discussions with the artists themselves. So kicking things off was John Kiran Fernandes talking about the

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DBWS 2.4 “Proverbs” with The Shut-Ups

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2025/10/31

DBWS 2.4 “Proverbs” with The Shut-Ups This is a band with an immense catalog and their latest release… “Proverbs”, a double-album, does not fail to confound just like all their previous efforts. And despite their efforts to dissuade any serious evaluation of their work, we at “Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts” feel like we made some inroads into helping the world better understand the enigma that it is… The Shut-Ups. You can purchase a copy of “Proverbs”

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DBWS 2.3 Chris McKay’s Mindfield - “The Price Of A Wish

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2025/10/16

DBWS 2.3 Chris McKay’s “The Price Of A WishSome artists look death straight in the eyes and refuse to flinch. Henri Matisse, confined to a wheelchair after cancer surgery, reinvented his process entirely, cutting bold, life-affirming shapes from paper when his hands could no longer guide a brush. Georgia O’Keeffe, nearly blind from macular degeneration, refused surrender, dictating color and form to assistants, painting what she could still feel when she could no longer see. Their creativity became

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Giant Day

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2025/10/02

DBWS 2.2 Giant Day’s “Alarm”zOMG zOMG!!! We can’t be excited enough about Giant Day’s new release “Alarm” out Oct. 10, 2025 on the Elephant 6 Recording Company imprint. Seriously, it’s really good.But so is this discussion with the band. We talk about everything from the ins and outs of recording this record to Mutt Lange’s marital history. It’s got literally everything you could ever want from an episode of “Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts”. You can purchase a copy of the album

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isthmus

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2025/09/17

DBWS 2.1 Jardin Botanique’s “Isthmus”Welcome to the second season of “Don’t Bother Wearing Seatbelts”, the podcast that explores the extensive world of the Elephant 6 Movement with the artists behind it yesterday, today, and tomorrow. This episode marks the beginning of the show’s second season, now out from behind a paywall and a part of Bored Music Geek Radio. Our premiere on this new platform is not with a band from Athens, Georgia as some might expect, but from Montreal, Canada. They’re

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